Book 3… Tell me no Secrets

TELL ME NO SECRETS

Can a secret be worse than a lie?
Every time Kate Duggan looks in a mirror she is confronted by her guilt; a long, red scar reminding her that she was ‘the one to walk away’ from the car accident. Not everyone was so lucky …
On the surface her fiancé Rob is supportive – but the reality is different. He’s controlling, manipulative and, if the phone call Kate overhears is anything to go by, he has a secret. But just how dangerous is that secret?
When Kate begins work at a firm of private investigators, she meets Ben Parker. His strong and silent persona is intriguing but it’s also a cover – because something devastating happened to Ben, something he can’t get over.
As Kate and Ben begin their first assignment, they become close. But, what they don’t realise is how close to home the investigation will bring them, or who will be hurt in the process …

TELL ME NO SECRETS IS A BEST SELLER..!!

On Wednesday 14th March my very own book baby, Tell me no Secrets achieved it’s BEST SELLER badge on Amazon.!!

I’m very happy… thank you to everyone who bought it x

And it’s been shortlisted for the Australian Romance Reader awards… how amazing is that??

I have just been informed that Tell me no Secrets is a finalist in the Australian Romance Readers Awards. I’m seriously still pinching myself and the first thing I did when I received the email was to forward it to Lyn Vernham my lovely publisher and ask her if it were real.

Well, it turns out that it is real. This shortlisting makes me especially happy, because this is a competition I didn’t enter. This is a competition where a lovely reader nominated me and that makes it even more special.

I’m told that the winner will be announced at a lovely, sparkly event in Sydney, Australia on the 5th May 2018.

I really wish I could be there, but… it’s in Australia…!! But can’t. I also really don’t think I’ll win. The other authors are amazing and I’m almost sure that the wonderful people of Australia have no idea who I am…. or do they??

Let’s wait and see x

Reviews for Tell me no Secrets

Lynda Stacey showed she could really crank up the tension and write a great story with her last book, House of Secrets. But this one…phew! This really was quite a read – and in nothing but a good way! Kate is a great character – very likeable, strongly drawn – and you really feel for her as she struggles to conceal her visible scar after an accident that changed her life. She can’t hide the other scars though – her guilt about the others who weren’t so lucky, the damage to her self esteem, the problems with trust and the impact on her relationship with her parents.

OK, so maybe there aren’t too many of us who get the opportunity to train as a private investigator – even less of us (sadly…) get to work with a hot guy who really cares, with a hidden past and a knack for doing exactly the right thing at the right time. But the author really makes the story line work, a real page-turner and totally believable – I loved all the detail about running an investigation, the technology, the mind-numbing time in vans waiting for something to happen, even the photos of the backs of people’s heads being less than useful for identification. The way the story slowly escalates and becomes something other is really well done – also totally believable, with real shocks along the way.

I mentioned when I reviewed House of Secrets that the author is really excellent at creating characters. I was particularly struck, when reading this one, by the portrayal of Kate’s mother. Her put-downs take your breath away – but there’s a complexity around what lies behind it that’s extremely well handled. And as for Ben – well, he’s considerably more than just a “hot guy”. He’s caring and gentle, shows a nice touch of humour at times, is wonderfully solid and reliable – yes, he definitely worked for me!

Rob, though, is a real piece of work – there are lies, there are secrets, and then there are the kind of secrets that blow away the foundations of everything you hold dear. It’d be unforgivable of me to give away much of the story – I’ve stayed within what you’ll already know from the cover! – but this was one of those books that had me reading into the early hours, totally unable to tear myself away. I liked the Yorkshire setting too – there’s always something rather unsettling about an edge-of-seat thriller set against a background you know well, and there’s plenty of detail that takes you into the well-drawn locations.

Yes, I think this one is a real winner – a perfect balance between characters you’ll take to your heart and a story that takes you somewhere you really won’t be expecting, and all really perfectly handled by an author getting stronger with every book. I really loved this one.

This is a story with a little bit of everything in it! Romance, grief, new starts, secrets, lies, romance, danger …… think every base is covered in this new release from Lynda Stacey!

There’s an edgy feeling from the start in this book and as you follow Kate in her new role in life, trying to deal with her past which isn’t easy when she’s reminded of it everytime she looks in a mirror. Her work as a Private Investigator soon helps to give her new focus, and she becomes intrigued by her new boss, Ben Parker, who also seems to be hiding something.

Really enjoyed how their relationship evolves and also loved how the case they are working on turns out to be a whole lot darker than they first thought! I loved it!